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After applying 2 layers of KAMIKAZE MIYABI coating this weekend and letting them cure for a few days I applied a layer of KAMIKAZE ISM COAT today after work.

Now it can sit for a few more days and this weekend I will put on the Dragon / Summer rims and tires.

 

"what is this dipstick of which you speak?" said the third Gen MINIs ...

$400? That is crazy ... You're right, its a 'stick' a very poorly designed stick on my previous MINI, I might add.

 

Kamikaze is an unfortunate choice for the name of a product. It sounds like it will self destruct. :biggrin5:

 

Only if you yell out BONZAI!

 

Well it is from Japan which is the leader in glass coating technology. Also with the results and protection it provides it's hands down "The Bomb." :lol:


I don't care if its called Mexican dog poop, because the stuff works very well. :lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

Drove to the good beer store to get some good beer for National Beer Day. Not going to say what I got, because beer is like religion and politics -- to controversial for a car forum. :beer

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I ordered some little flashlights that replace the cigarette lighters. It's still at the dealership awaiting a turbo transplant. I'm soooo tired of the automatic F55 loaner, so I drove my Yukon today. The f series cars are so big they actually have a middle seat in the back and it still bothers me that I can't hear any turbo sounds.


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Rotated and balanced the wheels/tires as part of my ongoing prep for a 2200 mile tour of my state in a couple weeks.

 

And they still call them MINI.... The oxymoron word of the day comes to mind...

 

Went over 5k on my R50 CVT replacement tranny today and it's not even a year old. I'm REALLY happy with it...now, on to the Dragon!

 

Dropped off the R60 at 7 am today for diagnosis. Engine malfunction with reduced power had popped up a couple times with stuttering, etc.
Got the call in the afternoon - high pressure fuel pump problem. Covered by MINI extended warranty (yay). They are keeping it over the weekend.

Loaner is a nice black Clubman S All4. Fairly nice ride. I like the seat bolsters quite a bit.

 

My friend Justin will be on that run in his classic Clubman Estate....he was on our Hill country trip a couple of weeks ago too. Be sure to look him up and say Hey for me.....

 

Took the loaner Clubman S All4 on a beer run and ended up parked by this little beauty - Lotus Elise. I imagine driving that gives a lot of smiles per mile.:drool

 

The lotus looks like it could drive right up inside the clubvan Italian job style.


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Drove my MINI over to my parents house and replaced the wax seal on their toilet.... Done....

Drove my MINI back home... Lit the grill and ready to cook some hamburgers... My parents will be arriving soon....

Will be making a batch of Moscow Mules to mellow everyone out..... Happy times ahead....

 

Added some resistors to rid my dash of the airbag light.


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I washed the summer wheels and put them on the MINIs, washed the winter wheels, and then washed the MINIs.

 

Removed the roof checkers graphic and the bonnet stripes. Washed and waxed the car, plasti-dipped the checkered mirror caps black, replaced the OEM aside scuttles with checkered ones. The plan is to next black the Crome Bits, tint the windows and probably plasti-dip the wheels too.

I also Started the laborious process of polishing the headlights back to clear (they're getting a bit hazy on top).

 

Tape them off and wet sand them with 3000 grit.

Then polish them out and they will look brand new and ver clear.

 

City sticker, new title, new reg with sun shading exception and my new to me 06 JCW is fully legit! Still not over 10K miles!